Ex-Megadeth guitarist and Cap’n Crunch truther Marty Friedman has been making the rounds these days, what together with his current stints again on stage together with his previous band. And whereas it’s been nice to see him ripping by means of some traditional Megadeth tunes, it’s necessary to do not forget that the dude doesn’t want to come back again to Dave Mustaine and firm, as he’s HUGE in Japan and has a profitable solo profession.

To that finish, it seems that 2024 could possibly be a giant yr for Friedman and his solo output, as he’s pondering his subsequent solo album will drop a while subsequent Spring. Throughout a current interview with Chris Akin Presents, the guitarist stated his new album is roughly 75% finished and on observe.

“I’ve been recording my upcoming album for nearly a yr now. And it’s gonna be completed by the top of the yr, and it’s gonna come out within the spring of 2024. And boy, it’s an formidable one. However, in fact, I say that each time. However each time I’ve to prime the one which was earlier than it, so the duty retains getting increasingly more insane. And proper now I might say I’m about 75 p.c finished with that.”

When he says his subsequent document’s “formidable,” that’s gotta get followers excited. The dude’s a grasp at his craft, so something that even he thinks is formidable needs to be wild, to say the least.

Friedman stated the push to create one thing new, thrilling, and impressive is the driving power for his profession, stating that he’s attempting to outdo himself on a regular basis.

“I’m probably not a lot into attempting one thing that I haven’t finished for the sake of attempting one thing I haven’t finished. I’m attempting to impress me with one thing that I’ve by no means finished earlier than. It’s not like I’m gonna instantly get up in the future and say, ‘Okay, I’m gonna be a rapper’ or one thing. I do what I do and I’ve my musical imaginative and prescient and sound. I simply attempt to do deeper issues with it.

“I attempt to make extra advanced feelings, deeper feelings within the music, extra attention-grabbing, melodic twists and turns, extra adventurous issues, issues that I wasn’t deep sufficient to do final yr or two years in the past, or 5 years in the past, issues that I couldn’t hear again then, issues that I can solely hear as a result of life has given me extra experiences since then, and, in fact, extra musical experiences, and simply to consciously concentrate on stuff that I’ve already finished and never repeat it.

“It’s a pure problem that I’ve been doing perpetually, and the toughest half is that clean sheet once I simply begin from zero. It’s, like, ‘How am I going to prime that last item that I simply did? I labored my ass off. I’m fully finished. I’ve nothing left. I’ve obtained zero.’ And in order that’s the problem. However now that I’m about 70, 80 p.c finished with this new document, I’m fairly assured with it. And I actually am wanting ahead to letting all people hear it.”

Along with his new album, Friedman stated he additionally thinks he’ll be capable of launch his autobiography subsequent yr, in addition to an tutorial video for TrueFire.

“I’m modifying my autobiography, which can come out additionally subsequent yr. And in addition, I simply did probably the most exhaustive tutorial video collection for TrueFire — probably the most exhaustive one they’ve ever finished and probably the most exhaustive one I’ve ever finished by far. It’s the deepest dive into simply the best way I see music, which apparently just isn’t the identical as how others see it. Not that it’s higher or worse, nevertheless it’s simply fully totally different. So for the primary time ever, together with any of my different tutorial issues, for the primary time ever, I’ve actually really labored arduous on it and created this factor. And I did it on the finish of the tour, the U.S. tour that I did earlier this yr, and now it’s nearly completed. We’re simply placing the final edits on and nearly finished with that. So, it’s sort of plenty of post-production work at this level.”

For those who’d like to listen to extra from Friedman, make sure you try the total interview over on the Chris Akin Presents… YouTube channel.